[Odonata-l] oviposition photos

[Bob Reimer]

I've added a photo of a pair of Anax (Hemianax) ephippiger ovipositing in
tandem in the reeds at a man-made pond at the Maqam Equestrian Centre and
Golf Club in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates in November.  
 
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/344303579_230f6523ed_o.jpg
 
Over the holidays I started to catalog my photos using iView MediaPro and am
working my way back through my photographs tagging them properly.  As I do,
I'm sure I'll have other photos of ovipositing to add to my Flickr site.
 
Regards,
Bob Reimer
Al Ain
United Arab Emirates
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwreimer
 


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[mailto:odonata-l-bounces at listhost.ups.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson
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Subject: [Odonata-l] oviposition photos


Each odonate photo is a data point, and with 10-20 photos of some common
bluet ovipositing in different parts of its range, we'd have at least some
idea of the sorts of places it lays its eggs - on water surface or up on
emergent vegetation, in dead or live plants or detritus, which plant
species, male in contact with substrate or supported only by female, etc.
This wouldn't be a complete survey, but it would be better than nothing.
Some research papers, of course, have contributed this info, but they are
for precious few species.


Any endophytically ovipositing species is fair game here, not only
damselflies but also darners, a bit more of a challenge. Exophytic
oviposition, of course, is a lot more difficult to photograph, but
accumulating more photos of that would also be great.


So here's another challenge for the upcoming season. Get those photos. Post
them on your website!

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